Sri Lanka has moved up one place to 90th among 130 nations on the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2017, slowly emerging as one of the top-ranked economies in Central and South Asia in the lower-middle income group.
The island nation has a score of 29.9 out …

Apr 03, 2017 (LBO) – The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) will support Sri Lanka’s efforts to draft a national policy on ‘Traditional Knowledge’ and ‘Traditional Cultural Expressions,’ its Director General Francis Gurry said recently.
WIPO’ …

Geneva, 15 January, (Asiantribune.com):
Sri Lanka has been selected as one of the four pilot countries to participate in a World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Project titled “Intellectual Property, Tourism and Culture.”
This Project will …

June 15, 2016 (LBO) – Work on Sri Lanka’s long awaited national Innovation Index which is set to measure the islands innovation portfolio, began in Colombo, Tuesday.
The UN agency tasked with world Intellectual Property (IP) development says in a …

Bangladesh's firms and institutions are lagging behind their counterparts in India, Vietnam and Sri Lanka when it comes to invention and protection of intellectual property owing to inadequate research, investment and awareness.
The Department of …

Geneva, 30 April, (Asiantribune.com):
The Director General of the Geneva based World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Dr. Francis Gurry, commended Sri Lanka for its achievements and concrete deliverables under the 10 Point GoSL-WIPO Intellectual …

Geneva, 12 February, (Asiantribune.com):
The 68th Anniversary of Sri Lanka’s Independence was celebrated at an event organized by the Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka to the UN in Geneva on 6 February 2016 (Saturday) at the World Intellectual Property …

Geneva, 24 June, (Asiantribune.com):
Delivering the keynote address at a Briefing Session organized by the Standard and Trade Development Facility (STDF) Division of WTO held on 21st June 2016 to share Sri Lanka’s experience on the Cinnamon Development …

Vietnam may fail to meet government revenue target
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Geneva,
October 11, 2016
PR/2016/797
Member states agreed to expand a network of overseas offices that promote WIPO services and cooperation around the world, ending the 2016 Assemblies meetings by approving new external offices in Algeria and …

GENEVA - Member states agreed to expand a network of overseas offices that promote WIPO services and cooperation around the world, ending the 2016 Assemblies meetings by approving new external offices in Algeria and Nigeria while agreeing to continue …

Global Innovation Index (GII) 2017: India has moved up six places to 60th among 130 nations on the Global Innovation Index 2017. (Reuters)
Global Innovation Index (GII) 2017: India has moved up six places to 60th among 130 nations on the Global Innovation …

While India ranks 60, Switzerland, Sweden, the Netherlands, the US and the UK retained their top spots as the most-innovative countries. China is at 22nd spot.
Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com
India has moved up six places to60th among 130 …

NEW DELHI: India has moved up six places to 60th among 130 nations on the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2017, emerging as the top-ranked economy in Central and South Asia.
The improvement in India's rankings come after five continuous years of slide …

In 2013, Chinese President Xi Jinping launched the important cooperation initiative of building the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road. To date, steady progress and fruitful results have been achieved in the implementation of …

Geneva,
August 15, 2016
PR/2016/793
Released jointly by WIPO, Cornell University, INSEAD and the 2016 GII Knowledge Partners, the Confederation of Indian Industry, du and A.T. Kearney
China joins the ranks of the world’s 25 most-innovative …

Geneva, 27 March, (Asiantribune.com):
Following the participation of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and delegation at the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting in Davos in January, a Sri Lankan delegation consisting of senior government officials …

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Call for Papers
The 7th edition of the New Perspectives in Science Education Conference will take place in Florence, Italy, on 22 - 23 March 2018.
The objective of the New Perspectives in Science Education Conference is to promote transnational cooperation and share good practice in the field of innovation for science education. The New Perspectives in Science Education Conference is also an excellent opportunity for the presentation of previous and current projects in the science field.
The Call for Papers, within the New Perspective in Science Education Conference, is addressed to teachers, researchers and experts in the field of science education as well as to coordinators of science and training projects.
Experts in the field of science teaching and learning are therefore ...

We invite you to join us for the 2nd annual Iranian Aviation Confex 2018 (IAC 2018), scheduled during 16th - 17th April 2018, in Tehran, Iran, a huge market with high potential with nearly 80 million populations!
Since the effective lifting of international sanctions against Iran in January 2016, foreign companies have been competing on Iranian contracts, notably for aircraft sales. Airbus and Boeing already won big deals with Irianian airlines. The deals are historic for Iran to renovate the country’s aircraft fleets after long time sanctions.
Specifically, Airbus attracted a mix of firm orders and MoUs for 173 aircrafts with a collective deal value of tens of billions of dollars; Boeing had accrued orders for 110 planes and options for 30 planes. Meanwhile, the smaller turboprop-maker ...

International Translational and Regenerative Medicine Conference (ITMC-2018) conference includes - Areas of research that aims to improve human health and longevity by determining the relevance to human diseases through novel and scientific discoveries available for practical application, especially in relation to biological sciences, life sciences, medicine and engineering.
ITMC-2018- It aims to discover advances in health practice, management and education in relation to health disparities as well as a breadth of other topics - Need for translational medicine, Challenges in translational medicine, Opportunities in translational medicine.
ITMC-2018 conference includes Plenary lectures, Keynote lectures and short courses by eminent personalities from around the world in addition to ...

Event A: Energy Storage
http://www.infocusinternational.com/energystorage
Date & Location:
7 – 9 May 2018, Singapore
“Mastering the technology solutions, business considerations and competitive environments of the booming electricity storage market.”
Overview
This training course provides a comprehensive, business-focused summary of the electricity storage market. It covers the variety of competing storage technologies and describes the wide variety of problems they can address, at a wide range of deployment sizes and timescales. It also considers alternatives to storage and barriers to its market growth, making it essential for those seeking to evaluate risks as well as opportunities. You will leave with a clear understanding of why and where storage markets are ...

In the past 18 years, the exhibition successfully played its role in industry trade boost. It has attracted 300,000 professional purchasers, been attended by over 30 countries business departments, and been issued by more than 300 medias. “The 19th Guangzhou International Metal & Metallurgy Exhibition”will be held at Pazhou Complex-the largest exhibition center in Asia.
Take a panoramic view around the world, this exhibition will play an important role & bring great business opportunities again.
Hope vendors & visitors could catch this great opportunity to win a good year.
Achievement
Thousands of exhibitors from more than 30 countries & regions and 500,000 domestic and abroad visitors attended in the previous sixteen exhibitions.
Exhibiting Scope
1. Plate metal, Bar,...

This conference offers a platform for:
>>Discussion relating to the current status of women, with a special focus on the following categories that constitute potential challenges to gender equality and women’s rights: the UK’s decision to leave the EU, the refugee crisis, rising levels of (and political legitimisation of) sexual violence and misogyny, cuts in child-care and services for disabled people, lack of access to paid parental leave, tax and welfare reforms, the gender pay gap, sexual harassment and the rise of zero-contract hours.
>>International researchers and scientists from academia, industry and government to present their studies to a multi-disciplinary audience, exchange experiences, discuss proposals, and disseminate results on women’s and gender studies.
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